Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 1: Land of Opportunity
What were some of the important differences between eighteenth-century Europe and America? Find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 2: No Rigid Class System
In colonial America, equality was very important, and laws made it easier to own land than in Europe.
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60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 3: Equality, Opportunity
America was a land where a person could rise from the least advantaged circumstances to the highest levels of society.
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60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 6: Rights in Colonies
Today we describe how rights in colonial America were not extended to everyone.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Life in the American Colonies: The Diverse American Colonies
The diversity of the thirteen colonies created a society that was different from that of Europe.
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60 Second Civics: Life in the American Colonies: A Land of Opportunity for Some
Many Americans in the colonies were prosperous, but not everyone was treated equally.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Political Parties Part 3: Factionalism in Colonial America
Americans were no strangers to factionalism, even in colonial America.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 154: Class in the Colonies
On today's podcast, we discuss how the English class system was weakened in the colonies.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1570: A New Interest in America
For most of the colonial period, Britain left its American colonies alone. But then it needed money.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1572: The Stamp, Quartering, Declaratory and Tea Acts
Today we learn about four unpopular taxes in American colonial history.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, and American Government
U.S. History intensive review video by Tom Richey on the development of American government and the influence of the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights on the U.S. Constitution. [14:56]
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60 Second Civics: New England and the Middle Colonies
Learn about colonial life in New England and the Middle Colonies on today's podcast.